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The best piece of advice that I can give you when it comes to the use of ATM/debit cards is this: be careful. Personally, I own a debit card and I do carry it with me, but

If you've read my posts in the past, you know I'm a big fan of ING Direct. One of the best decisions I ever made was to open an Electric Orange checking account from ING Direct to

I personally really like getting things in the mail. What I don't like is getting random offers for credit cards, mortgage refinancing, and other junk. Not only are these wasteful

This past weekend, for the first time in my adult life, I was the victim of identity theft. We were walking into the movie theater about to sit down for a movie, and I got a phone

We ALWAYS notice when something gets more expensive, but do we notice it when prices fall? We should, because the prices probably won't be falling forever, so you need to take

I have long been of the belief that extended warranties offered on any product are an absolute waste of money.  The benefit that you get out of them is usually zero, and most

The other day I was going through my prescription receipts for the past year in order to get ready for my taxes. I began noticing, in very small print on the receipt, the retail

If you've been following the financial news today, then you saw articles like this one from Yahoo Finance about the unemployment rate falling to 9.7%, which is a five-month low.

If you were following Twitter, Facebook, or any tech blogs today, then you know that the Apple event surrounding the announcement of the Apple iPad (insert feminine hygiene joke

I came across this article today on CNN Money about the NY Times charging for their content in 2011. It doesn't surprise me that major news publications are going this route,